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Chapter 3 Using the VMware Management Interface
Creating a New Virtual Machine
To!create!a!new!virtual!machine!from!the!management!interface,!on!the!Status!Monitor!
pane,!click!Add! Virtual!Machine.!The!Add!Virtual!Machine!wizard!starts.!See!
“Creating!a!New!Virtual!Machine”!on!page 39.
Unregistering a Virtual Machine
You!can!unregister!a!virtual!machine!so!that!it!no!longer!appears!on!the!Status!Monitor!
and!cannot!be!managed!or!accessed.!See!“Registering!and!Unregistering!Virtual!
Machines”!on!page 145.
Deleting a Virtual Machine
To!delete!a!virtual!machine!from!the!management!interface,!click!the!arrow!to!the!right!
of!the!terminal!icon!(!!)!and!choose!Delete!Virtual!Machine.!The!Confirm:!Deleting!
<Virtual!Machine>!pane!appears!in!a!new!window.!See!“Deleting!a!Virtual!Machine!
Using!the!VMware!Management!Interface”!on!page 136.
Configuring VMware ESX Server
The!Options!tab!lets!you!make!changes!to!your!VMware!ESX!Server!configuration.!See!
“Administering!ESX!Server”!on!page 187.
Using Common Controls
The!following!links!appear!on!most!or!all!of!the!pages!in!the!management!interface:
Refresh!–!Refreshes!or!reloads!the!current!page.!To!avoid!conflicts!with!other!users,!
click!this!button!before!you!perform!an!operation!in!the!management!interface—or!
after!you!perform!such!an!operation!in!a!remote!console.
Manage
!Files!–!Opens!the!management!interface’s!file!manager.!The!file!manager!lets!
you!can!manage!the!file!system!of!your!VMware!ESX!Server!machine!remotely.!See!
“Using!the!VMware!Management!Interface!File!Manager”!on!page 141.
Help!–!Connects!you!to!the!VMware!ESX!Server!online!documentation!for!the!current!
page!in
!the!management!interface.
Logout!–!Lets!you!log!out!of!the!management!interface.!You!can!log!out!only!from!the!
Status!Monitor!and!Options!pane.!Click!Logout!to!return!to!the!Login!page.!See!
“Logging!Out!of!the!VMware!Management!Interface”!on!page 138.
NOTE Only!a!user!with!root!privileges!can!access!the!Options!tab.